Two dead, two injured in Peninsula Highway 1 crash

PESCADERO -- Two men died and two others were injured Monday when a car rolled over on Highway 1 in southern San Mateo County, the CHP said.

For reasons that remain unclear the driver, who was one of those killed, lost control of the 2011 Kia Soul around 3:30 p.m., first driving onto the right shoulder and then veering left across the lanes before rolling the car just north of Pigeon Point Lighthouse, where it came to rest on its roof. The driver and a rear passenger, who also died, were ejected in the crash, California Highway Patrol Officer Art Montiel said. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other passengers were taken to Stanford Hospital with minor injuries.

It was not clear what caused the wreck, but there were no obvious signs alcohol was a factor, Montiel said. Authorities didn't immediately release the names of the victims.

Highway 1 was initially closed in both directions for about two hours while investigators worked at the scene. Starting around 6 p.m., traffic was being routed off the road onto a side street to bypass the affected section until the highway was reopened around 7:30 p.m.